Upcoming Events
Book Club – "Flaubert's Parrot" by Julian Barnes
During our next Book Club session we will discuss "Flaubert's Parrot" by Julian Barnes
Venue: Virtual
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org to get the link
YALE SCHOOL OF ART @ THE ARTS ARENA
Featuring GREGORY CREWDSON, photographer, Untitled, 2003-2008, Digital pigment print, image size 57 x 88 in. © Gregory Crewdson
Date: Tuesday, November 17
Time: 7pm
Venue: Columbia Global Centers | Paris
Grande Salle Ginsberg-LeClerc
4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 6e
Gregory Crewdson’s photographs have entered the American visual lexicon, taking their place alongside the paintings of Edward Hopper and the films of Alfred Hitchcock and David Lynch as indelible evocations of a silent psychological interzone between the everyday and the uncanny. Often working with a large team, Crewdson typically plans each image with meticulous attention to detail, orchestrating light, color, and production design to conjure dreamlike scenes infused with mystery and suspense. While the small-town settings of many of Crewdson’s images are broadly familiar, he is careful to avoid signifiers of identifiable sites and moments, establishing a world outside time, the conflation of theater and everyday life.
In a career spanning more than three decades, he has produced a succession of widely acclaimed bodies of work, from Twilight (1998-2002) to Beneath the Roses (2003-2008), a series that employed a crew of more than 100 people and was the subject of the 2012 feature documentary Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters, by Ben Shapiro; Cathedral of the Pines (2013–14), and more recently, Eveningside (2021-2022).
Following Paris Photo, this world renowned and sui generis photographer will be in conversation with Arts Arena Founder and Artistic Director Margery Arent Safir. Crewdson is Director of Graduate Studies in Photography at the Yale School of Art, and this event is presented in partnership between The Arts Arena and Yale School of Art.
A coupe de champagne will follow.
Reservations are required: rsvp@artsarena.org
Vernissage with Jordan Mechner at Gallerie Maeght
Please join us at the Gallerie Maeght Opening of Jordan Mechner’s (YC ‘85) original illustrations. Jordan revolutionized video games as the creator of Prince of Persia and is now an author and illustrator. Jordan will be available to discuss his work and sign his books. Replay is a memoire of his family experience through generations of war, exil and reconstruction, and includes his time at Yale. Liberté ! is his newly released historical graphic novel about Franco-American cooperation in the 1776 American War of Independence.
The GAME
Co-Hosted by the Yale and Harvard Clubs of France
Wear your best Yale gear to cheer the Bulldogs to victory against Harvard. Broadcast live from the Moose. Daniel Garcia, President Emeritus of the Yale Club of France, will be there to greet you.
Date: Saturday, November 21st 2026
Time: The game broadcast will start at 9:30pm Paris time. We will meet for Pre-Game warmup from 8:00pm.
Venue: The Moose, 16 Rue des Quatre Vents, 75006 Paris
RSVP: The event is free - no registration needed. Pay your own drinks/snacks.
AUC Thanksgiving Dinner
We are pleased to share the AUC Thanksgiving 2026 Invite link to register for this annual Thanksgiving celebration of the American University Club.
https://www.helloasso.com/associations/auc-france/evenements/auc-thanksgiving-dinner-2026
The deadline for tickets will be Nov 15 and there will be no refunds or ticket switches possible. Each guest will need to have their own ticket and provide all security details as requested in invite.
Dinner with the Yale Club
Please join us for the latest of our “Dinner with the Yale Club” series. We are pleased to have Benjamin Bernard, PhD, (YC’ 11, Yale Postdoctoral Associate, and former YCF member). Ben is a professional historian who served as Postdoctoral Associate for the Yale Committee that issued the widely commented “Report on Trust in Higher Education” in April 2026. Ben will widen the topic to discuss “Trust in Universities: From Paris in 1226 to Yale in 2026.” Join us for what will surely be a lively and very topical debate.
Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Time: 7:30pm to 10:30pm
Venue: In a member’s apartment, given upon RSVP
Price: €60 per person. (Please bring cash on the day of)
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org
Limited to members only, given the small size of the event
Yale Club at the Paris Opera
Isobel Anthony (Saybrook ‘20) will be singing in the Paris Opera, Bastille performance of Barber of Seville. Please buy your tickets and then join us for a Meet and Greet with Isobel after the performance at Les Associés |50 Boulevard de la Bastille, 75012 Paris.
Tickets can be purchased at https://billetterie.operadeparis.fr/account/login?perfId=10229122672734&lang=en
and on the resale site https://bourse.operadeparis.fr/selection/event/date?productId=10229122672603
Let us know if you are coming: president@yalefrance.org
Dinner with the Yale Club - Can we harness emerging technologies for good? - David Winickoff
Please join us for the latest of our “Dinner with the Yale Club” Series. We are honored to have David Winickoff (YC 96) who heads the OECD’s Emerging Technologies Unit where he works on the governance of emerging technologies. Prior to the OECD, David was tenured faculty and directed U.C. Berkeley’s Program on Science and Technology Studies. David will talk about “Can we harness emerging technologies for good?” which I am sure will bring a lively debate.
Emerging technologies like AI and biotechnology pose critical dilemmas in ethics, politics and governance. For instance, advances in gene editing are reshaping debates about genetically modified organisms, both human and non-human. AI is transforming the very foundations of knowledge production, work, education, and the economy but carries, if we listen to some leaders in the field, existential risks. Neurotechnologies are enabling cognitive enhancement and the reading mental states, both of high interest both to consumers and the military. Technologies like these carry potential benefits, risks, and uncertainties. Given the fast pace of technological change, can we do anything to help ensure that emerging technologies serve the public good?
Price: 50 Euros per person
Location: at a members apartment in central Paris
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org.
Book Club – "North Woods" by Daniel Mason
During our next Book Club session we will discuss "North Woods" by Daniel Mason.
Venue: Virtual
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org to get the link
Walking tour with the Yale club
The Yale Club of France invites you to join Brad Newfield, a French-American guide for Paris Walks. On this walk we will enjoy the off-the-beaten-path Montmartre where Van Gogh, Lautrec, Picasso, Renoir, and Utrillo had their artists studios. We will see quiet squares and gardens, the Lapin Agile cabaret, the place-du-Tertre with its artists and the Sacré Coeur Basilica.
Brad Newfield, a former Angelino who has lived in Paris since 1994, has a Ph.D in History from UCLA, lectured in History and Communication Studies, and develops walking tours on historical themes in Paris, in order to bring together the city's past and present in untraditional ways.
Location: meeting point given upon rsvp
Price: 10 euros per person
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org
Book Club - "Ghost Wave" by Chris Dixon
During our next Book Club session we will discuss "Ghost Wave" by Chris Dixon
Venue: Virtual
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org to get the link
Picnic with the Yale Club
Come and celebrate summer with the Yale Club with a picnic in the Parc des Buttes Chaumont
Date: Sunday, June 27
Time : 2:30pm
Venue: Parc des Buttes Chaumont, on the lawn down by the lake below the mairie du 19e. Bring something to eat and drink.
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org
AUC Annual Embassy Summer Cocktail
The American University Clubs of France (AUC) is pleased to invite you to its Annual Embassy Reception and Summer Cocktail on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
RSVP: here
Note that this is a popular event with limited space. Please get your ticket early if you wish to attend
Dinner with the Yale Club - Alexandra Suich Bass
Alexandra Suich Bass (YC 2008), the Economist’s Culture editor, will discuss how AI is changing journalism.
Alexandra oversees the magazine’s books, arts and entertainment coverage globally. Previously, she served as senior correspondent for politics, technology and society, covering a range of political and public-policy topics in America. She has authored many cover stories, including on AI, the “Disunited States of America”, and how America’s future can be understood by studying California and Texas.
https://mediadirectory.economist.com/people/alexandra-suich/
Price: 40 Euros per person
Venue: Member's apartment
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org
Book Club – "In the Distance" by Hernan Diaz
During our next Book Club session we will discuss "In the Distance" by Hernan Diaz
Venue: Virtual
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org to get the link
Walk in the Chevreuse Valley with the Penn Club
This walk will explore the countryside of the Haute Vallée de Chevreuse Regional Natural Park, a protected area known for wooded hills, quiet valleys, and historic villages. We will pass through forest trails and the village of Chevreuse, before continuing up to the hilltop Château de la Madeleine, which overlooks the valley and surrounding countryside.
Please bring a snack and water, wear comfortable walking shoes and remember rain protections.
The hike will last roughly three hours for 10.5km at a steady pace with some hills. Bathrooms may be available near the station or in the village.
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org
Book Club – "Measuring the World" by Daniel Kehlmann.
During our next Book Club session we will discuss "Measuring the World" by Daniel Kehlmann.
Venue: Virtual
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org to get the link
Y-UK
Please join alumni from Yale and several UK schools (Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, and others) for drinks, an art exhibition, and dancing indoors. If the weather is nice we will also be on the deck of the “Fluctuart” peniche on the Seine between Invalides and the Grand Palais.
* Art exhibition (lower level) open until 8:00 pm
* From 9:00 pm – music + dance floor inside
* Food & drinks available at reasonable prices
The Location: Fluctuart (peniche on the Seine) 2 port du Gros Caillou, 75007
Price: Free, but you pay for your own drinks
No RSVP necessary
Paris Feb Club
The Yale Club of France will take part in this winter Yale tradition, which has now gone global. Join us for drinks and casual fun. Look for the Yale sign.
The Location: The Moose (16 Rue des Quatre-Vents, 75006 Paris). Look for the Yale sign
Price: Free, but you pay for your own drinks
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org
Dinner with the Yale Club - Zoe Mohl
Our next "Dinner with the Yale Club" will be with Zoe Mohl '14. A dual French-American citizen, Zoe has worked for many years in the Venture Capitol space in both the US and Europe. Now the head of her own fund, she will talk to us about how different types of VCs invest in tech companies including Europe vs US.
Price: 40 Euros per person
Venue: Member's apartment
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org
Book Club – "What We Can Know" by Ian McEwan
During our next Book Club session we will discuss "What We Can Know" by Ian McEwan.
Date: Tuesday, January 13.
Time : 6 pm
Venue: Virtual
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org to get the link
Thanksgiving Dinner at Ecole Militaire - AUC France
The American University Clubs cordially invites you to join us for our traditional Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, November 25, at 7:00 pm.
An exceptional historic venue and a special Thanksgiving menu await you for what we hope will be a very memorable evening!
Pablo Veguilla - Piano concert
On November 23, Pablo Veguilla & Soraya Verdier will give a concert at the American Church in Paris. Pablo Veguilla is a graduate of Yale University’s Master of Music. Pablo Veguilla is a two-time Metropolitan Opera National Council District Winner.
https://acparis.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3138486
https://philharmonia.lviv.ua/en/collective/pablo-veguilla-tenor/
Location: The American Church of Paris
Time: 5:30pm to 7pm
Price: free but a donation is requested.
RSVP: Not required. Just show up
The Game: Yale-Harvard Football Viewing Party
Come and celebrate The Game from abroad. Reunite with old friends and reminisce on past game experiences, whether the stories concern last minute touch downs or early decisions to abandon the spectator stands due to frost-bite. Luckily, this time, we'll be viewing from inside.
Date: Saturday November 22
Time : 6pm - 9pm
Venue: The Moose Bar Paris (16 rue des Quatre Vents, 75006 Paris)
Price : Free (but you pay for your own food and drinks)
Book Club – "Ravelstein" by Saul Bellow
During our next Book Club session we will discuss "Ravelstein" by Saul Bellow.
Walk in the Fontainebleau forest
Join the Yale Club of France for an autumn walk in the beautiful Fontainebleau forest!
Our walk will take us through a variety of landscapes and points of interest, including majestic fern-covered woodlands, open shrublands, and an ancient fort. If we're lucky, we may even spot a woodpecker!
Please bring snack bars and one liter of water. Please also wear appropriate walking shoes and proper rain gear in case of inclement weather.
A minimum fitness level is required, we will walk for 3 hours without stops. There are no bathrooms during the walk.
Below you can find the agenda :
Meet at 11am at Gare de Lyon
Take the train to Bois le Rois at 11:16am
Arrive to Bois le Rois at 11:49am
Walk in the forest (from Bois le Rois to Fontainebleau). It takes between two and half and 3 hours at a normal pace.
Take the 3:30pm train back from Fontainebleau to Paris.
Arrive to Gare de Lyon at 4:14pm.
You can send me a message if you want further information about the walk in the Fontainebleau forest.
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org
Book Club –"The New Internationals", by David Wright Faladé
During our next Book Club session we will discuss "The New Internationals", by David Wright Faladé.
Venue: Virtual
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org
Walking tour with the Yale club - The Two Islands
The Yale Club of France invites you to join Brad Newfield, a French-American guide for Paris Walks. This time we will explore the Two Islands with our friends from the University of Pennsylvania Club.
We will discover the heart of Paris along the Seine and explore 2000 years of its history on Ile de la Cité and Ile St. Louis. We will hear the colorful stories of the aristocrats who first settled Ile St. Louis and built their extravagant mansions and discover the bohemian lives of artists, writers, and composers (Camille Claudel, Hemingway, Baudelaire, Chopin etc.) who also frequented the island and gave it its unique character. On the Ile de la Cité, we will see the impressive outside architecture of Notre Dame, and follow its rebuilding after the tragic fire of 2019.
Brad Newfield, a former Angelino who has lived in Paris since 1994, has a Ph.D in History from UCLA, lectured in History and Communication Studies, and develops walking tours on historical themes in Paris, in order to bring together the city's past and present in untraditional ways.
Price : 10 € per person
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org
Book Club – "The Man Who Saw Everything", by Deborah Levy
During our next Book Club session we will discuss "The Man Who Saw Everything", by Deborah Levy.
Date: Tuesday, July 1.
Time : 6 pm
Venue: Virtual
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org
AUC Annual Embassy Summer Cocktail
The Yale Club of France and the American University Clubs of France (AUC) are pleased to invite you to its Annual Embassy Reception and Summer Cocktail on Monday, July 10th, 2023 at the historic Hôtel Talleyrand.
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org
Price: 55€
Yale Club of France Annual Meeting
Our annual meeting to fulfill our legal obligation as an “Association 1901” will include the President’s review of events, the Treasurer’s report and election of Club officers.
Date: Monday, June 9
Venue: Café in central Paris
Time: 6pm
RSVP: Please email president@yalefrance.org
Picnic with the Yale Club
Come and celebrate summer with the Yale Club with a picnic at Parc Montsouris.
Date: Saturday, May 31
Time : 3pm
Venue: Parc Montsouris. On the main lawn. Bring something to eat and drink.
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org
Book Club – "The Plot Against America'", by Philip Roth
During our next Book Club session we will discuss "Plot of America", by Philip Roth.
Date: Tuesday, May 20.
Time : 6 pm
Venue: Virtual
RSVP: daniel.garcia@aya.yale.edu
Dinner with the Yale Club - Prof. David Bell
Professor David Bell will discuss the French Revolution and what it means to the French today.
David Bell is a historian of the early modern Atlantic world, with a particular interest in the political culture of Enlightenment and revolutionary France. David Bell attended graduate school at Princeton, where he worked with Robert Darnton, and received his Ph.D. in 1991. From 1990 to 1996 David Bell taught at Yale and from 1996 to 2010 at Johns Hopkins, where he held the Andrew W. Mellon chair in the Humanities and served a term as Dean of Faculty in the School of Arts and Sciences. He joined the Princeton faculty in 2010.
https://history.princeton.edu/people/david-bell
Date: Tuesday, April 15
Time : 7:30 pm
Price: 40 Euros per person
Venue: Member's apartment
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org
Book Club – "The Wisdom of Life", by Arthur Schopenhauer
Book Club – "The Wisdom of Life", by Arthur Schopenhauer
During our next Book Club session we will discuss "The Wisdom of Life", by Arthur Schopenhauer.
Date: Tuesday, January 25.
Time : 6 pm
Venue: Virtual
RSVP: daniel.garcia@aya.yale.edu
Dinner with the Yale Club - Cyrus Vance
On March 18, we will have dinner with Cyrus R. Vance Jr., who is a partner at multinational firm Baker McKenzie. He serves as the Global Chair of the Cybersecurity Practice. Before joining Baker McKenzie, Cyrus served three terms as Manhattan District Attorney, overseeing landmark cases.
https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/people/v/vance-cyrus
Date: Tuesday, March 18
Time : 7:30 pm
Venue: Charming venue in central Paris.
RSVP: president@yalefrance.org